See how John + Zoë did on The Big Fat Horror Movie Quiz 4: https://youtu.be/jzxxFbXZegw Your beautiful hosts are joined by Ben Errington, Luke Kondor, and Andy Conduit-Turner for a special bonus episode as we all get drunk and talk about 2020 films before our appearance on the Horror Hangout podcast! Listen to the Horror Hangout at: http://www.hawk…

In this mega-minisode, John + Zoë ignore Verotika completely and talk about Mental Health Awareness Week instead. https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/campaigns/mental-health-awareness-week We'd love to hear your thoughts on the episode and the film. You can contact us using any of the following: Twitter: https://twitter.com/ANiceChiantiPod Facebook: ht…

We’re battling dodgy internet connections to keep bringing you our drunken chats during lockdown! John Crinan and Zoë Smith drink to forget the baffling viewing experience that is Verotika in this week's episode of A Nice Chianti! A video recording of this episode is available on our YouTube channel. We'd love to hear your thoughts on the episode a…

Your beautiful hosts nurse another hangover in this minisode looking back at our Flesh Gordon episode and also answering listener questions! This is our first episode recorded from our individual lockdown bunkers but, aside from a few minor audio issues, we manage to keep the spirit of our in-person episodes alive while drinking solo over Skype. A …

In this episode I chat with professional writer, podcaster, and editor, Michael David Wilson! https://www.michaeldavidwilson.co.uk/ THE GIRL IN THE VIDEO is available now! https://www.michaeldavidwilson.co.uk/books/the-girl-in-the-video/ 00:02:24 - Intro 00:05:10 - Setting goals 00:10:00 - Advertisement 00:10:30 - Hawk & Cleaver's The Other Stories…

Apologies for the minor audio issues in this episode! Blame John… he broke his mic! 😐 Your beautiful hosts return to brave the wilds of the planet Porno in this chat about the sexploitation parody, Flesh Gordon! Here's the synopsis from the back of the box… Planet Earth: 1930s There's a sex-ray about and it's coming from the planet Porno. When Fles…

The episode that we thought we'd lost!!! 😱 John and Zoë return for a brand new Hangover follow-up to look back at The Holiday and drink more wine. Recorded at the end of 2019, this episode also takes a look back at our favourite films of the year. We'd love to hear your thoughts on the episode and the film. You can contact us using any of the follo…

We're back, baby! A Nice Chianti is cracking open a fresh bottle of vino (or two) to watch another film! See the softer side of your beautiful hosts, John Crinan and Zoë Smith, as they chat about Love, London, and Los Angeles in this drunken discussion of the 2006 rom-com, The Holiday! We'd love to hear your thoughts on the episode and the film. Yo…

In this episode I chat with stand-up comedian, Richard Brown! https://twitter.com/RichieJBrown 02:30 - Memories of Richard’s first ever stand-up gig 04:50 - Stage fright 06:30 - How long does it take to write a bit? 07:40 - Is there is such a thing as a general audience? 10:00 - Scripted or unscripted? 11:15 - Describe your act 13:35 - The Edinburg…

In this episode I chat with writer and podcaster, Zoë Rose Smith (aka Zobo with a Shotgun)! https://zobowithashotgun.com/ 00:02:55 - How do you watch films differently now as a critic? 00:07:50 - Learning the language of film 00:10:45 - What happens if you change your mind about a movie? 00:13:10 - Do you watch a film more than once? 00:15:20 - How…

In this episode I chat with returning guest, Timo Henderson! Timo is a multi-instrumentalist composer and we chat about the creation of his latest track, Dancing with the Duchess. http://timohenderson.com/ Listen to Timo's first appearance on The John Crinan Podcast here: http://johncrinan.libsyn.com/the-john-crinan-podcast-with-timo-henderson-epis…

Introducing the first-ever episode of A Nice Chianti... A new film-focused podcast hosted by John Crinan and Zoë Smith. But what makes this podcast different from any of the others? Well, we get white girl wasted and stumble through our thoughts on the film of choice. The first film we're discussing is none other than Silence of the Lambs, the insp…

In this bonus episode, I chat about my key takeaways from Steven Pressfield's book about overcoming Resistance in your creative work, Do The Work. Future bonus episodes will be available exclusively to patrons. Find out more at https://www.patreon.com/johncrinan.By John Crinan

In this episode, I chat with writer and podcaster, Daniel Willcocks! https://www.danielwillcocks.com/ A very special thanks to my new patrons: Sarah Hazell, Luke Kondor, and Ben Errington! Find out more at https://www.patreon.com/johncrinan! 03:45 - 20BooksTo50k Edinburgh 06:15 - Meet people who are doing the thing you're doing 09:30 - Going full t…

In this episode, I chat with with writer, filmmaker, and podcaster, Luke Kondor! http://www.lukekondor.com/ http://www.hawkandcleaver.com/ 02:08 - It’s early… What have you accomplished already today? 04:40 - The universal slap in the face 06:26 - What Luke studied at Uni 08:00 - Luke’s early projects at Uni 13:18 - Where Luke grew up 15:00 - It’s …

In this episode, I chat with writer and actor, Hannah Mariska! https://twitter.com/hannah_mariska https://www.instagram.com/hannahmariska/ 03:14 - First day at the writer’s retreat 06:50 - Reading to an audience 08:54 - What was the daily routine like at the retreat? 10:16 - Daily word goals 13:38 - Wattpad - https://www.wattpad.com/story/119004990…

In this episode, I chat with Timo Henderson. Timo is a multi-instrumentalist composer and sound designer who specialises in music for media. http://timohenderson.com/ 0:01:40 - Welcome to the podcast, Timo! 0:04:00 - Timo describes his studio 0:06:12 - On playing many musical instruments 0:10:30 - First experience in a recording studio 0:11:42 - Th…

In this minisode, I welcome you to the podcast and describe what to expect from future episodes. Twitter Instagram Facebook Patreon All post-production and music by Timo Henderson.By John Crinan